Middleware Networks: Concept, Design and Deployment of Internet
Infrastructure describes a framework for developing IP Service
Platforms and emerging managed IP networks with a reference architecture
from the AT&T Labs GeoPlex project. The main goal is to present basic
principles that both the telecommunications industry and the Internet
community can see as providing benefits for service-related network
issues. As this is an emerging technology, the solutions presented are
timely and significant.
Middleware Networks: Concept, Design and Deployment of Internet
Infrastructure illustrates the principles of middleware networks,
including Application Program Interfaces (APIs), reference architecture,
and a model implementation. Part I begins with fundamentals of
transport, and quickly transitions to modern transport and technology.
Part II elucidates essential requirements and unifying design principles
for the Internet. These fundamental principles establish the basis for
consistent behavior in view of the explosive growth underway in
large-scale heterogeneous networks. Part III demonstrates and explains
the resulting architecture and implementation. Particular emphasis is
placed upon the control of resources and behavior. Reference is made to
open APIs and sample deployments.
Middleware Networks: Concept, Design and Deployment of Internet
Infrastructure is intended for a technical audience consisting of
students, researchers, network professionals, software developers,
system architects and technically-oriented managers involved in the
definition and deployment of modern Internet platforms or services.
Although the book assumes a basic technical competency, as it does not
provide remedial essentials, any practitioner will find this useful,
particularly those requiring an overview of the newest software
architectures in the field.
